Stream General Settings

The Single Program Stream (SPTS) commonly used to form TV channels. It can utilize multiple inputs for redundancy purposes, enhancing the reliability of the stream.

Single Program Stream Options

  • Enable - new stream is enabled by default, but can be turned off if needed
  • Name - friendly channel name used in dashboards and logs
  • ID - unique identifier, by default Astra assigns a sequential number to new channels, but you may define your own
  • Multi Program Stream - switch to MPTS configuration
  • Enable monitoring - analyze stream status and send reports to the monitoring system
  • Start stream on demand - Astra will wait for an incomming request to start stream. This mode is turned of for channels with UDP or HLS outputs
  • Keep Active - additional option for the on-demand mode. By default, when the last client is closes connection, Astra turns channel off. This option allows the channel to remain active for some time
  • Channel Number - option used to order channels in the playlist
  • Description - arbitrary channel description

Input List

Configure one or more inputs to receive stream content. To set up inputs, you can use the Media Address Format or the configuration dialog.

Read more information in our guides for protocol specific configuration:

Output List

Configure one or more outputs to provide content to clients. Outputs are optional. You can use the HTTP Play feature to provide access to channels with HLS or HTTP MPEG-TS.

Read more information in our guides for protocol specific configuration:

Save

Channel settings are saved when you click the Apply button.